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Phys.org / 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft

The European Space Agency announced Thursday it has re-established communication with a spacecraft that is part of its Proba-3 mission, after losing contact with the satellite a month ago.

Mar 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function

It's no secret that exercise benefits both the mind and body, and it's increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool for maintaining healthy brain aging. A new study in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy says that just engaging ...

Mar 18, 2026
Phys.org / Synthesis of amino acids from carbon reaches 97% efficiency with cell-free system

The building blocks of proteins, amino acids, are essential for all living things. Twenty different amino acids build the thousands of proteins that carry out biological tasks. While some are made naturally in our bodies, ...

Mar 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall further behind in the coming years, resulting in shortfalls globally. Even though ...

Mar 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Could Ozempic help people whose cancer has spread to the brain?

Weight-loss injections that have become famous for helping people shed pounds may also help some patients with advanced cancer live longer when the disease has spread to the brain, according to a new study.

Mar 22, 2026
Phys.org / A self-sufficient Mars garden? How cyanobacteria-based fertilizer could grow edible biomass

A research team from the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), the Department of Environmental Process Engineering (UVT) at the University of Bremen and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has made significant ...

Mar 20, 2026
Phys.org / Microwave quantum network shows resilience against heat-related disturbances

Quantum communication systems are emerging solutions to transmit information between devices in a network leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, such as entanglement. Entanglement is a quantum effect that entails a link ...

Mar 18, 2026
Phys.org / Motivated employees get more out-of-role work, even when it costs bonuses

A decade ago, when working as a junior analyst in a Chicago marketing firm, Sangah Bae was winding down her workday, hoping to make a happy hour with her colleagues. At 4:30 p.m., her manager rushed to her desk with a request ...

Mar 21, 2026
Phys.org / Compact terahertz imaging system brings real-time, non-invasive clinical diagnostics closer

Scientists at the University of Warwick and University of Exeter have developed a fully fiber-coupled terahertz (THz) imaging system that significantly improves the speed, resolution, and clinical practicality of terahertz ...

Mar 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Health insurance jargon can be frustrating and confusing. Here's how to navigate it

Since the Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of 2025, Americans have undoubtedly been encountering a great deal of confusing information surrounding health care costs and insurance plans.

Mar 22, 2026
Phys.org / Designing better 2D electronics: Addressing anisotropic conductivity to cut contact resistance

The high-performance semiconductor devices powering smartphone displays, AI computing, EV batteries and more are increasingly incorporating 2D materials to overcome silicon's scaling limits. To optimize these technologies, ...

Mar 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistance

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound. In the new study, published in the journal Science ...

Mar 20, 2026